S. 2390: Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-10 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-261.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-261. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016

Plain summary

Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill revises whistle-blower protections for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee or job applicant who discloses wrongdoing to an appropriate official. Specifically, it prohibits an FBI or Department of Justice (DOJ) employee from taking or failing to take a personnel action (e.g., demotion) with respect to an FBI employee or applicant because of a protected disclosure. A protected disclosure is a disclosure of information to an appropriate official which an employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences: (1) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation; or (2) waste, fraud, or abuse. The bill expands the list of appropriate officials who may receive a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in an employee's direct chain of command. Additionally, the bill sets forth procedures for filing, investigating, adjudicating, and reviewing whistle-blower retaliation complaints. An FBI employee or applicant may file a complaint with DOJ's Office of Inspector General (OIG), which must investigate and decide whether reasonable grounds exist to believe that a prohibited personnel action occurred. If either party files an objection to the OIG's decision, then an administrative law judge (ALJ) must review it, on the record, and issue a written decision. The ALJ's determination becomes final, unless it is appealed to or reviewed by DOJ. Any ALJ or DOJ determination is subject to judicial review.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2390, Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 (2016-11-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2390.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2390 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114